Bill Skarsgård Reveals Where He Came Up With His Pennywise Smile For It

Speaking on Conan on Tuesday, Bill Skarsgård revealed where he came up with Pennywise’s creepy smile in It. Skarsgård appeared on the show to promote the film and said that he was inspired by his older brother Gustav, who “had this ability…to point his lip in a very strange way.”

Skarsgård went on to explain that he found out that he could do the lip-point as well, and utilized it in to help create Pennywise’s freaky look. Skarsgård has garnered massive praise for his disturbing portrayal of the demonic creature in the film, which has grossed $143.6 million and $209.9 million worldwide in just five days. You can see Skarsgård’s appearance below: